The Kasaragod sessions court on Monday convicted two accused in the murder case of P.V. Janaki, a retired teacher in Puliyannur near Cheemeni. She was murdered on December 13, 2017.
The court found first accused Vaishakh, 32, of Cheerakulam and third accused Arun Kumar, 29, of Maklikode guilty while acquitting second accused Rineesh, 28, a resident of Cheruvangode, for lack of evidence. Kasaragod Session Court judge C. Krishna Kumar pronounced the verdict. The court will pronounce the quantum of sentence on Tuesday. All the three accused were students of the victim.
During the investigation, the police found that the murder was committed by a three-member gang to steal gold and cash from her house. The masked robbers, after slashing the throat of Janaki and severely injuring her husband K. Krishnan, fled away with 17 sovereigns of gold and ₹92,000 from the house.
